Ezgi obtained her degrees in Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering in Turkey. During her master’s program, she discovered her passion for biofabrication. She developed a high concentration of cell ink using cell sheets, which was published in Biofabrication. She was then granted the Swiss National Scholarship for Foreigners, which allowed her to move to Switzerland to work on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. During this time, she gained experience in molecular biology and organ-on-chip technologies. After that, she pursued her PhD in Germany under the guidance of Dr. Paul Dalton, where she created innovative in-vitro models using high-resolution Melt Electrowriting technologies. She collaborated on several projects in Switzerland, New Zealand, and the USA during her PhD; her work was published in high-impact journals such as Small and Advanced Healthcare Materials. In 2022, she began working on her islet vascularization projects with the aim of finding a better treatment for type-1 diabetes. She enjoys swimming, climbing, and cycling around Pittsburgh when she’s not in the lab.